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Pag« I PORTLAND INQUIRER Two Negro Women Veteran of Two Wars Now Taking SPAR Lands in Same Port Training in New York WITH U. S. TROOPS. COUTH- clay of Liberia. “I have a deep and profound adm iration for th e people of the L iberian R epublic,” said Sergeant D evaughn adding, “they are so warm, sym pathetic, u n d e rsta n d ing. and hospitable to all." He took an active p a rt in prom oting closer relations betw een the U n ited S tates and th e L iberian Republic and received the cov eted Legion of M erit for his services. His wife. Mrs. K ath erin e De vaughn, lives in Colum bus, Ga. ERN FRANCE— D isem barkation Two Negro wom en recru its to at the sam e southern French the SPARS. O livia J. Hooker, of port in tw o w ars is th e unusual Columbus. Ohio, and A ileen A. experience of F irst Sergeant Cooke, of Los Angeles. Calif., Sam uel D evaughn, 330 Bragg- are now taking “boot” train in g at sm ith Street. Colum bus. Georgia, the M anhattan Beach, N. Y.. now serving w ith C om pany A. Coast G uard T raining Station. 41st Engineers. Sergeant De U nited S tates Coast G uard of vaughn enlisted in 1917 w ith ficial in W ashington announced the old 24th i n f a n t r y and in this week. 1918 w ent overseas and fought M iss. Hooker, a form er public jn France, school teacher in Colum bus, was "W hat s d ifferen t from the last J bom in M uskogee. O kla., a tte n d ed C entral High School in Co w ar in F ran ce,” he said, “is that > Combat Swim ming Courses For Redeployed Troops lum bus and graduated from Ohio this tim e th ere are far more In the 18 m onths before V-E S tate U niversity in the class of n e8ro soldiers in action. He J u n e 1937, w ith a degree of B. added th a t in th e last W orld Day, 125.000 m en received Am-! S. in Education. She is a m em W ar, the old 92nd Division w ith erican Red C ross-directed com-j ber of the Ohio Education A s elem ents of the 8th Illinois, 15th bat sw im m ing in stru ctio n in H a-' sociation, Colored T eachers F e d New York N ational G uard and waii, and now th e program is eration and the N ational E duca th e 370th w ere the only Negro being stepped up, at m ilitary re-1 outfits in combat. quest, for troops aw aitin g re- tion Association. . .... , . . I deploym ent to th e Pacific. Miss Cooke is the d au g h ter of In 1940, he was assigned to a N avy man, A llen A. Cocke, th e 41st E ngineers and in the ARC Transmits POW Messages stew ard first class, and received sam e y ear w ent overseas w ith T w enty-five th o u san d liberated her high school education at P a them to N orth A frica. H ere he A m erican prisoners of w ar have sadena Ju n io r College and at- had th e pleasure of m eeting already cabled to th e ir fam ilies tended the U niversity of South-1 P resid en t Roosevelt w hile a c t-jin th e U. S. th ro u g h th e special ern C alifornia for th ree years, ! ing as ^is chauffeur w hen the A m erican Red Cross com m unica- m ajoring in psychology. Before ¡late P resident toured th e country tion^ system set up early this her induction, she was em ployed, m com pany w ith P resident Bar-! m onth as a clerk-typist at an A rm y Sig nal Depot in Los Angeles. SPA RS are w om en's reserve of the Coast G uard and th e ir re cru itm en t program was enlarged last fall along w ith other b ran ch es of the naval program to in clude N egro women. “Boot” tra in in g courses last six weeks. All SPA R S w ho receive “boot" train in g at M anhattan Beach are assigned to D istrict Coast G u ard units or are sent to specialty schools. The SPA RS discontinued th eir O fficers T raining School last sum m er. u , t o '» * * . *o<e PEOPLE ARE SMARTER THAN COMMITTEES Red Cross Ringers Benjam in F ranklin once w rote, “ An assem bly of g reat men is the g re a te st fool upon e a rth .” THE MEDLEY HOTEL 2272 N. Interstate Ave. Portland's Leading Colored H otel MUrdock 9533 Ten men in a conference may add up dumber than any single one of them. T hat is the trouble w ith h a rin g governm ent control of EV ERY TH IN G . You lose the wisdom, the in itiative, the vitality, the vigor of individuals acting individually. L e t’s keep the A m erican sy s tem of encouraging everybody to grind his own axe effectively, and le t’s use the governm ent only to prevent th e few unscrupulous from grinding th eir axes to cut o th er people’s th ro a ts. BARGAINS IN HOMES AMERICA'S LARGEST HOME SELLER HAVE YOU DONATED TO THE UNITED NEGRO COL LEGE FUND? EAT WITH US You are alw ays welcome— The KEYSTONE LUNCH "we never close" ! Short Orders our specialty 1621 N Williams Ave. j Mrs. Hazel Johnson. Manager rillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lll'!tlllllllllltlilllllllllll!lllllllllllllll WILLIAMS AVE. VARIETY STORE O pen evenings for your convenience Williams Ave. at Knott St. DeMars Grocery Williams Ave. & Knott St. U nder New M anagem ent We W elcome Your P atronage A. E. MOSER When in Portland FRANK L. M cGUIRE—3 b ed rooms; com plete bath up; 1 bedroom do am. F u ll cem ent basem ent w ith plum bing; pipe furnace; gas w ater heater. O w ner occupied. I m i tation brick siding. 3 blocks to bus. O nly $3400— term s. We w ill help you w ith th e dow n p a y m ent if necessary. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask for H-97. FRAN KL. M cGUIRE—4 bed rooms, com plete b a th up; 1 bedroom dow n in a n ow ner- occupied home. 2 blocks to bus, 4 to school. F u ll cem ent basem ent; pipe furnace. Sleep- ing porch. V ery good condition. $4500—term s. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask for A-85. FRANK L. McGUIRE—2 bed rooms; b reak fast nook dow n; 4 bedroom s; com plete b ath up. F u ll cem ent basem ent; pipe furnace. Im m ediate possession. 50x100 lot. $450- -term s. Call Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask for C-87. FRANK L. McGUIRE— S u b stan tially built home w ith double plum bing. 3 berdoom s up, 1 down. F ull cem ent basem ent w ith pipe furnace. P a in t is in fa ir condition. Q uick possession m ay be had. Only $3500— term s. Call Mr. B urns AT. 711, ask for E-85. Stop at the Royal Palm Hotel Strictly Modern 310 N. W. FLANDERS ST. K elly Foster, O w ner and M anager Phone BRoadway 9260 FRANK L. McGUIRE—2 b ed rooms, shake bungalow w ith full cem ent basem ent; au to m atic gas furnace; com plete bath; attached garage. 1 block to bus .Good looking hom e in good condition for only $4950 —term s. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask for D-240. Corner of S. W. 4th and Washington in Downtown Portland. . . ATwater 7171 FRA N K L. M cGUIRE — O n l y $2900 and easy term s b u ys this m odern hom e w ith 3 bedroom s and com plete b ath up. F u ll cem ent b asem ent pipe furnace. M ay be bought on low dow n paym ent. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171 ask for F-178. Frank L. McGuire W e Will Help You With the Down Payment This Beautiful Home Conveniently Located ' ; •• \ <- * FRA N K L. M cGUIRE — O w ner occupied. 4 bedroom s w ith a p a rtm e n t in basem ent. Gas stove, circu latin g h e a te r in cluded. T axes only $19. O ver size lot, 4 blocks to school. O nly $2900— term s. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask fo r F-185. FRA N K L. M cGUIRE—C om plete ly furnished, 2 bedroom b u n galow. O w ner occupied. Sm all lot—fru it, flow ers, sh ru bbery. $3250 com pletely furnished. Term s, too. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask w or B-188. A ll modern conveniences including autom atic e le vator, hardwood floors, autom atic gas heat, attached garage. A beautiful double rake shake house on a corner lot. 5 full rooms w ith lin atile kitchen and com plete bath. Sm all dow n paym ent, balance as rent. Call AT. 7171, ask for Mr. Burns or Mr. D avis. Come into Frank L. McGuire’s, located at 4th and Washington in downtown Portland, and let us explain how easily you can own your own home in the fastest growing city in the west. Yes, we help you make the down payment—we’ll put you in a home of your own. You may sell at any time you should want to move or leave the city and your equity will be a nice little nest egg for you. Let us know how much you can pay down and how much you want to pay per month and we’ll help you. Call or see Mr. Burns or Mr. Davies only, AT. 7171. DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR HOME? If you own a house and desire to sell or trade it in for a better home or income property, we can work out a deal for you. Call Mr. Burns or Mr. Davies, AT. 7171. FRA N K L. M cGUIRE—S u b sta n tial, 3 bedroom hom e w ith com plete b ath ; cem ent base m ent. $3500—term s, furnished. We w ill even help you w ith the dow n p ay m en t if necessa ry. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask fo r B-195. FRA N K L. M cGUIURE— N i c e looking, 3 bedroom home, g a r age. 2 blocks to bus. Good con dition. O w ner occupied. $3750 —term s. Call Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask for F-2055. FRA N K L. M cGUIRE—F u rn ish ed bungalow — 1 bedroom , com plete b ath dow n. A ttractiv e design. W ell constructed. O nly 1 block to bus. Fine buy at $5500—term s. F u rth e r details by calling Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask for B-57. For further information on these properties call Mr. Burns AT. 7171, Frank L. McGuire.